The PlayStation Network is reportedly suffering outages around the world. Earlier today on March 23, PS4 and PS5 users began to note that the PlayStation Network appeared to be suffering errors. As per the website DownDetector (opens in new tab), which tracks user reports of various networks the world over, …
Read More »PlayStation patent could let you choose faster download speeds or multiplayer gaming
A new PlayStation patent could let users manually adjust internet bandwidth for specific applications. As first spotted on Reddit (opens in new tab) over the past weekend, Sony has filed a new patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (opens in new tab) just recently. This patent is …
Read More »PS4 internal battery issue has apparently been fixed by Sony
The PS4 internal battery issue has apparently been fixed by Sony. If you’re unfamiliar with the issue here, it was reported earlier this year that the PS4 console’s internal battery would inevitably die after a certain period of time. This is a pretty massive problem, as PS4 players can’t hope …
Read More »Your PS4 may one day refuse to play any games if these reports are accurate
There’s a very real possibility that your PS4 will be left completely unable to play games one day without the aid of jailbreaking it, though it remains distant for now. The alarming issue surfaced this week when prominent system hacker and Bloodborne 60FPS modder Lance McDonald explained what a PS4’s …
Read More »PlayStation Store discontinuing TV and movie purchases and rentals
The PlayStation Store will be discontinuing movie and TV purchases and rentals later this year. The discontinuing of rentals and purchases through the PSN Store was announced over on the PlayStation Blog (opens in new tab) earlier today. “We’ve seen tremendous growth from PlayStation fans using subscription-based and ad-based entertainment …
Read More »What the PS4 Back Button Attachment could tell us about the PS5 controller
To compete with the highly successful Xbox One Elite 2 Controller, earlier this year Sony hastily revealed and then released a DualShock 4 back button attachment to give PS4 players a quick, cheap way to graft mappable buttons to their controllers. From the moment the attachment was announced in December, …
Read More »PlayStation is getting weird with commercials again just in time for PS5
PlayStation has been known to make a weird ad from time to time, and today’s new ad is the latest in their long tradition. At nearly two minutes long, the trailer starts out almost like a level from a co-op shooter or the latest horror movie, with five soldiers cautiously …
Read More »The PS4 Pro is basically two PS4 chips, using one for old games and both for Pro enhancements
Sony has made a big deal about how the PS4 Pro is an iteration not a replacement for current hardware. Things might look prettier, and frame rates might be faster, but otherwise a Pro is still just a PS4. That means it has to play old games and only take …
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